JULY 14 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1898 A. B. "Happy" Chandler, HOF executive (MLB Commissioner 1945-51) [ATTACH]...
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Today In 1934: New York #Yankees legend Babe Ruth hits career HR #700 in Detroit! After the game, he gives the fan who caught the ball $20 and a...
1934: Babe Ruth jogs home after hitting career HR #700 on a seemingly empty field in Detroit! [IMG]
2012 Zack Greinke becomes the first pitcher to start three consecutive games in the same season since Red Faber turned the hat trick with the...
2004 Having earned the All-Star MVP award as a 23-year-old for pitching three perfect innings at the Astrodome in 1986, the 41-year-old Roger...
1990 Dave Johnson retires 27 of the last 29 batters he faces but loses his complete-game effort to Minnesota, 3-1. The Oriole starter's undoing...
1982 In the first All-Star Game played outside the United States, the National League cruises to its 11th straight win, beating the American...
1973 Bobby Murcer hits three homers off Gene Garber that account for all RBIs in the Yankees' 5-0 victory over the Royals. The Friday the...
1971 Frank Robinson, who hit a two-run home run in the Midsummer Classic, is named the MVP of the contest won by the American League at Tiger...
1966 After being released by Houston earlier in the month, 39-year-old Robin Roberts signs as a free agent with the Cubs. The right-hander will...
1960 The Yankee Stadium hosts the All-Star Game, the second played in three days. The contest marks the return of Willie Mays to New York as...
1954 In front of 68,752 fans, the second-largest crowd in the history of the Midsummer Classic, the NL and AL combine for an All-Star record...
1940 In a twin bill against St. Louis, Joe DiMaggio hits three homers and drives in nine runs. The Yankee outfielder's offensive outburst...
This Day in Baseball History July 13th 1896 Phillies outfielder Ed Delahanty hits four home runs in one game in a 9-8 loss to the hometown...
JULY 13 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1852 George Bradley pitcher (first no-hitter in MLB history 1876; NL ERA...
George Gore (MLB 1879-1892) 7x 100+ Runs 2x World Series champ 1880 NL Batting champ (.360) [IMG]
Henry Kimbro, an all-star centerfielder mostly for the Baltimore Elite Giants, died #OTD in 1999 at the age of 87. A slap-hitting leadoff man, he...
